Folks In Holes
Journey Through Loss: Folks, Roads, and the Bittersweet Embrace
Lyrics
Now I've got this long, long road laid out before me
The singer feels they have a daunting journey ahead of them.
Longing for days before diagnoses, what does it mean
Reflecting on a time before a medical diagnosis, wondering about its significance.
Do you think we took sitting down for granted
Questioning whether they overlooked the value of being able to sit down comfortably.
In the yard, the humidity before the breeze
Describing the atmosphere in a specific location, possibly nostalgic.
And where I saw the long, long road laid out before me
Reiteration of the challenging journey ahead, emphasizing its length.
I'd believed with what we've lost
Belief in the magnitude of what has been lost.
Honestly, after all that waiting
Expressing honesty after a prolonged period of waiting.
There was no one left to die
Suggesting that no one remains to pass away, possibly related to loss.
So you give yourself to a frightening world to shelter and feed
Offering oneself to protect and provide in a frightening world.
And pray that you're not the last to know when it's time to leave
Hoping not to be the last to recognize when it's time to depart.
Trembling, but let's not talk about it, I'm sure you've got somewhere to be
Acknowledging fear but avoiding discussion, respecting others' engagements.
And I've got this long, long road laid out before me
Revisiting the daunting journey laid out in front of the singer.
I'd believed with what we've lost
Reiteration of the belief in the significance of the losses experienced.
Finally, after all that waiting
Expressing a sense of relief after a prolonged period of anticipation.
There was no one left to die
Reiteration that there's no one left to pass away.
Your sister's exhausted
Noting the exhaustion of someone close (possibly emotionally).
I'm awake most every night
Expressing sleeplessness or staying awake frequently.
So come on by if you've got the time
Inviting someone to visit if they have time.
Don't the time make it feel like we're
Suggesting that time drags on, making it feel like aimless existence.
Just kicking around
Feeling as though they're just idling without a clear purpose.
Trying to stick around
Trying to persist and endure despite uncertainty.
Long enough to stick our folks in holes in the ground
Reflecting on the inevitability of burying loved ones.
I guess we stick our folks in holes in the ground
Reaffirming the act of burying loved ones.
Stick our folks in holes in the ground
Repetition emphasizing the act of burying loved ones.
That's right we stick our folks in holes in the ground
Further emphasis on the act of burying loved ones.
Stick our folks in holes in the ground
Repetition emphasizing the act of burying loved ones.
With all we've lost, finally
Recognition of losses, finally acknowledged.
After all that waiting
Relief expressed after a prolonged period of waiting and uncertainty.
There was no one
Reiteration that there's no one left.
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